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Does a DEXA repeated every ten weeks give me a usable lean-mass trend?

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Scale weight, waist circumference and a repetition maximum, all logged weekly.

I suspect the honest answer is that it depends, in which case I would like to know on what.

Assume I can obtain either option without difficulty, so availability is not the deciding factor.

Under what conditions does the answer flip?

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askedthermal_mass13k172 Feb 2026
Same situation here, so I will follow this one. – Dr_Colm_Fitzhenry 10 months ago
2What is the actual intake? Most answers here will start by asking for that. – second_lot 41 days ago
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